Difcipleì of Çhrifi muttexpert perfecutien. 523 nefs, the-more they are like to fuller , Chriffians they muff expect pecfecutions: hrilt here was preaching to his Difciples and they found (ufe) of this Sermon of Chrift,in this part of it, (oche reality) for partly the Scripture, and partly Ecclefialticall ffories, do tell us of every one of the Apeffles that fuffered a violent death except only John, and yet the Scripture tels us that he fuffered banilhment, and fume aeries tels its that he was calf into a Cauldron of hot fcalding lead,though God miraculoufly delivered him, but that he fuffered banilhment is cleer,in the I .Revelation he was banned into the Ille of Taws for the word of God,and for theteffimony of Jefus Chriff, and we have Ecclef iaftical ffories which none yet that I know do que- ffion the truth of, that doth declare the violent death of all the other Apoffles, not only fuftering force troubles, but ftìffe- ring unto blood : Though it's true, force differ in the manner of their death,but yet all agree in this in their violent death ; If you read where they are all twelve named': You {hall find fait, concerning Peter thatifories tells us he was crucifi- ed,but he would not be crucified as Chriff, but with his heels upward, as Chriff was with his head upwards, and Andrew he was likewiìe crucified by Ege:as King of Edefj"a, and fames the fon of Zebedee, he was slain by Herod with the fword, and then ohn, he was bailifhed, as before, though we do not certain- ly read of his death, and. Philip hewas crucified at Hierapolis in Afia,and Barthslmew while he was preaching the truth rnul- titudesfell upon him, and beat him down with flaves, and Tho- mas he was [lain with a dart, and Matthew he tvas flain with a Speer, or (as force fay) run through with a Sword, and James the fon of Alpheus who was called the juff, was thrown dotivne from off a pinacle of the Temple, and having fome -life left in him, he wasbrained with a Fullers club '; Lebbeas was thin by Agbardu, King of Ede fa, Paul the Al:oftle was beheaded at some under Nero, and Simon the Canaanite, he And fade was flame in a tumult, and Matthias he was ffon'd to death : Thus the Apofiles they found what Chriff had faid,that they should fulfer perfecutions Chriff armed them before hand with this Scripture preaching unto them, for fo it was fpecially to X x x 2 his.
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